I haven’t been here yet, but it’s two towns away. I just checked the official Tesla supercharger map and there are no Fairfield super chargers! Combine that with everyone’s bad experiences and I don’t know what to think. Was this an experiment that went wrong and they just aren’t going to address it?.
Supercharger - Fairfield
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Tdreamer
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I think it’s more a sign of limited staff on Tesla’s part to go to each supercharger to commission and/or maintain them. They cover a huge territory and definitely moved on tonight sites to bring them online after these two. They probably did the best they. Could to get them working while there before moving on to the next sites (Rochester NH and Skowhegan ME for sure - perhaps others). They’ll be back to fix whatever issues still exist in Fairfield.
Note that a new supercharger location showing up in the car nav vs the Tesla website (vs supercharge.info) are three different things. It will eventually show up in all three.
Note that a new supercharger location showing up in the car nav vs the Tesla website (vs supercharge.info) are three different things. It will eventually show up in all three.
jlv1
Twice as much fun
170 kW? That's amazing!
Or do you mean "charging at 170 mi/hr"? If so, please report SuC rates in kW, since the mi/hr value is specific to your model and not a universal figure.
This is the first v3 supercharger in New England. If it's a M3 it can get up to 250/kWh. I read it as 170/kWh.
tinkererguy
Paul Braren TinkerTry.com/Tesla
@mwoz , thank you for sharing the pic. I suspect you have a Standard Range Plus, in which case, 170kW is expected.
ModelNforNerd
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No, I don't think the site is fully tuned yet, or it's not performing at peak due to temps.
My P3D- peaked at 190kw, then dropped down to 170kW and held during the part of the curve you would normally expect 250kW (10-50%).
tinkererguy
Paul Braren TinkerTry.com/Tesla
Looks like the Fairfield Connecticut "wins" for being the first working V3 Supercharging in New England:
Supercharger - Fairfield
See also this handy V3 only map that @MarkeR2002 pointed out:
Tesla V3 Superchargers - Google My Maps
- Note that supercharge.info has it right, status "Open".
- Note that before Fairfield CT, in the US, the furthest east any opened V3 Supercharger was operational was Ehrenberg, AZ, Nashville, TN, and Metter, GA.
- Canada's recent, massive V3 push explained here:
Tesla Trans-Canada Supercharger route goes live all at once — mostly V3 250 kW - Electrek
tinkererguy
Paul Braren TinkerTry.com/Tesla
Cool, thanks for clarifying which model you have, this information is helpful.
I have M3 AWD so should be able to handle much more than 170 kW, agree with others that it still needs to have some of the bugs worked out.
Bimbels
GoldMember
My car is showing Fairfield northbound as temporarily closed. Had planned on stopping there today - can anyone confirm?
I had been waiting for this site to become active and have used it several times since it became active several weeks ago. I use the chargers on the northbound side and unfortunately they do not always work. I just left the site a few minutes ago and could not get anything after trying three different chargers. A Tesla technician happened to be on site and he seemed surprised by this. Some days the chargers work normally, some days they are extremely slow, and some days they don’t work at all. I have no such problems at the other supercharger sites in the area. I really hope this is straightened out soon.
tinkererguy
Paul Braren TinkerTry.com/Tesla
Today, the contractors finishing construction at the Meriden CT V3 Supercharger seemed to be very aware of the issues with both Fairfield Superchargers, which I mention in this related TMC Forum post today:
Supercharger - Meriden, CT
Supercharger - Meriden, CT
tinkererguy
Paul Braren TinkerTry.com/Tesla
Report of hitting 200 kW at Fairfield here:
[URL="https://twitter.com/mcot2222/status/1220999338375159808?s=21"]mcot2222 on Twitter[/URL]
where @mcott222 says:
“I charged there at 200kW already. Never hit 250 but 200 wasn’t bad. 35F amb temp, 10 minutes precon, 10% SOC.”
I might be driving my Model 3 LR AW southbound on I-95 tomorrow, through Fairfield.
[URL="https://twitter.com/mcot2222/status/1220999338375159808?s=21"]mcot2222 on Twitter[/URL]
where @mcott222 says:
“I charged there at 200kW already. Never hit 250 but 200 wasn’t bad. 35F amb temp, 10 minutes precon, 10% SOC.”
I might be driving my Model 3 LR AW southbound on I-95 tomorrow, through Fairfield.
therearedays
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tinkererguy
Paul Braren TinkerTry.com/Tesla
I was able to enjoy the first documented V3 Supercharging speeds in the entire northeastern United States yesterday! I covered 443 miles in one day actually, solo. The peak charge rate of 220 kW / 898 mi/hr was brief, but real. I took some video of most of the charging session too, might do a timelapse edit or something. For now, here's the tweet:
Paul Braren on Twitter
and a pic and screenshot that say a lot:
Paul Braren on Twitter
and a pic and screenshot that say a lot:
I noticed that Fairfield NB isn’t marked as “limited service” in the Tesla app anymore. Maybe the issues have been addressed and it’s fully operational?
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tinkererguy
Paul Braren TinkerTry.com/Tesla
Not sure about Northbound, sorry.
FYI, for those interested, I just published more pictures, video, and observations here:
FYI, for those interested, I just published more pictures, video, and observations here:
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CTM31991
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Fair warning that no stalls at the southbound stop are lit and of the 5 that I tried they all provided no charge. Northbound is lit but only one stall provided a charge and it never went passed 70kW. I tried 6 stalls all of which either stayed at 0kW or gave DC fast charge errors until the one at the end barely worked. Also there was two BMWs icing while in their cars for whatever reason.
